Pig Vocabulary: Sigh/sneeze

[BlueBird]

Hi there,

I've noticed a couple of times (particularly at lap time but sometimes in the cage), my tame pig Belle occasionally makes a single breathy sound which is the cross between a sigh and a sneeze. It's definitely not a sneeze as its not as violent as a pig sneeze, and isn't accompanied by head movement or a nose wipe. It only ever happens once and always seems to be done when we are around in someway. I was just curious what this might mean. Guinea pig version of a sigh perhaps?

 

[Danielle Smith]

I always thought of this noise as "please stop doing that, I don't like it", or generally voicing displeasure at something. Happens with me when syringe feeding or lap time goes on too long!

 

[Wiebke]

Could you please try to catch it on video, upload it on a public setting and then posting the link in here. We don't have a video uploading facility; it would be too expensive.

 

[BlueBird]

I will try next lap time. It's a sound a bit hard to explain.